Valentina Rotondi

Valentina Rotondi is a Professor at the Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care (DEASS) at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland (SUPSI). She holds affiliated research positions at the Swiss School of Public Health, Milan Center for Neurosciences (NEUROMI), and the University of Oxford's Department of Sociology and Nuffield College. Her work bridges behavioral economics, demography, and public health, with a focus on gender inequalities, digital technologies, and socioeconomic impacts of crises.

• PhD in Economics from Catholic University of Milan (2016)
• MSc in Political Economy and International Institutions from University of Pavia (2011)
• BA in International Cooperation and Development from University of Pavia (2009)

Rotondi's research explores:

• Digital Transformation: Impact of digital technologies on health, well-being, and gender equality
• Demographic Dynamics: Parenthood's effects on productivity and social capital
• Trust Mechanisms: Evolution of interpersonal trust and trust in science during crises
• Behavioral Insights: Using experimental and computational methods to study cooperation

Her recent publications analyze cooperation in post-pandemic contexts, mobile technology's role in development, and maternal brain changes. Methodologically, she combines behavioral experiments, neuro-economics, and big data analytics. Rotondi also teaches 'Unusual Data Analysis' and co-directs the 'Integral Economics' Certificate program at SUPSI.